[16] Tribes and Castes, art. Panwār.
[17] Blockmann, i. 252, quoted by Crooke.
[18] Ibbetson, P.C.R., para. 448.
[19] His name, Lakshma Deva, is given in a stone inscription dated A.D. 1104–1105.
[20] The inscription is said to be in one of the temples in Winj Bāsini, near Bhāndak, in the Devanāgri character in Marāthi, and to run as follows: “Consecration of Jagnārāyan (the serpent of the world). Dajíanashnaku, the son of Chogneka, he it was who consecrated the god. The Panwār, the ruler of Dhār, was the third repairer of the statue. The image was carved by Gopināth Pandit, inhabitant of Lonār Mehkar. Let this shrine be the pride of all the citizens, and let this religious act be notified to the chief and other officers.”
[21] A few Panwār Rājpūts are found in the Saugor District, but they are quite distinct from those of the Marātha country, and marry with the Bundelas. They are mentioned in the article on that clan.
[22] March.
[23] Rice boiled with milk and sugar.
[24] Village headman.
[25] Patwāri or village accountant.